What have you done to your Pilot today?
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This afternoon I was able to knock out two quick projects on our family Pilot. The first was replacing the front left and right hand tweeters in the A pillars. I installed a set of Infinity 1” tweeters with inline crossovers. I used t-taps to connect them so if I decide down the road to reinstall the factory tweeters I can. The second quick update was to install a Pro Clip mount and a Scosche magnetic cell phone mount. The nice thing about this mount is if I don’t like it or decide to remove it, it will remove easily and I can just clean any adhesive residue off with isopropyl alcohol.
L/H Tweeter
R/H Tweeter
Cellphone Mount
Next project will be a little more involved. I will be replacing the factory door speakers with Infinity 6.5” speakers in the front and rear doors. While I got the doors apart, I will install Noico 80 mil sound deadening. Once, the doors are done I will move on to the rear tweets in the C pillars.
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L/H Tweeter
R/H Tweeter
Cellphone Mount
Next project will be a little more involved. I will be replacing the factory door speakers with Infinity 6.5” speakers in the front and rear doors. While I got the doors apart, I will install Noico 80 mil sound deadening. Once, the doors are done I will move on to the rear tweets in the C pillars.
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Can we see more photos of these? do they have lights under them? brand also. thxInstalled running boards on my wife’s 2020 EX-L.
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What are the advantages of doing this?
No pics yet of my Pilot loaded up, but this is why... I know the liftgate is supposed to reverse when it hits something, but I can't trust it to not do irreparable damage to my surfboard first before reversing. I also cannot trust myself to not mistakenly hit the liftgate switch on the fob or the door. This way, I flick the switch (disabling power liftgate), load up the car, and no chance of mishaps until I unload the boards and flip the switch again. Not exactly a feature for everyone, but definitely worth it for me. Cost me under $50 for the switch, wire, and connectors, and several hours of research, and another few hours to install.
Can't wait to take her to the beach, and get an updated pic.
Just the motors or the the whole thing? How do you get it back open?
Somebody left the map light on in my wife's Pilot, battery discharged to 6V. Had the same effect except NOTHING powered worked (tailgate, locks, starter, etc.) Hard to get to the jumper cables etc when disabled.
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Some other brands offer this as a standard feature. My '14 Traverse has a "2 way" switch. If I push it up it stays up and turns the power tailgate off (though the latch is still power operated and works). If I push it down it is momentary to power open or close the tailgate.
Can't say I've ever turned it off but it would have worked for this use case! I have my cargo box set up to mount about 3" in front of the tailgate while it's open.
I disabled the lift motors. The rest still has power. When I turn the switch off, pushing the fob or door switch is now like when you push and hold the liftgate switch (it unlatches and allows manual opening and closing.)
Yeah, I'm definitely a minority. I can understand why Honda didn't bother, but they definitely thought of a LOT when programming the control module.
Last weekend, the family and I went camping. Prior to heading out, the wife and I looked around for a hard luggage carrier. We spent a lot of time calling around and everywhere we looked the vendors were back ordered or would not return our calls. By chance, I called the dealer where we purchased our Pilot and talked with the parts department. By chance, they said that they see they are expecting an update in the system the next day. They put a preorder in and said call back next week. My wife was panicking by Friday and asked me to call and see if I could get an update. So I gave the parts department a call and they received it that morning and I picked it up that afternoon.
So, here is a pick of the short hard luggage carrier 08L20-E09-100B.
I also added a little bling to the carrier. I installed 75700-SNW-003 which is an H front grill emblem. It contrasts nicely against the all black carrier.
I really like this carrier. I was worried the size would be too small, but it worked out perfectly for our camp chairs, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, tent, and life jackets. It also stores nicely in our garage, when it is not mounted on the roof.
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So, here is a pick of the short hard luggage carrier 08L20-E09-100B.
I also added a little bling to the carrier. I installed 75700-SNW-003 which is an H front grill emblem. It contrasts nicely against the all black carrier.
I really like this carrier. I was worried the size would be too small, but it worked out perfectly for our camp chairs, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, tent, and life jackets. It also stores nicely in our garage, when it is not mounted on the roof.
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This weekend if finished the door speaker replacement. While I had the driver and passenger doors door panels off, I applied sound deadening to the inner and outer door. This by far is the most time consuming project to date on our Pilot. On average it took 4.5 hours per door. I am anal as I wanted to make sure it was done right. I followed and excellent blog post write up on Trail4r and used a couple of YouTube videos on how remove the door panels. The insulation I used was Noico 80mil and the speakers are Infinity Kappa 60csx 6.5”. The speakers are a little bright and will need a good 20 hours of break in. My wife prefers a brighter sounding speaker, while I prefer a more mid range sound. My wife is the primary driver of our Pilot so her vote carried more weight.
I still have the “C” pillar tweeters to go. I need to spend a little time to figure out first on how to access those.
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I still have the “C” pillar tweeters to go. I need to spend a little time to figure out first on how to access those.
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If the C pillars are the same in your 21Elite as they are indicated in the 2016 Service Manual, you need to smack the top of the pillar with a rubber mallet to break the clip in order to remove the C pillar. You'll need to order new clips.This weekend if finished the door speaker replacement. While I had the driver and passenger doors door panels off, I applied sound deadening to the inner and outer door. This by far is the most time consuming project to date on our Pilot. On average it took 4.5 hours per door. I am anal as I wanted to make sure it was done right. I followed and excellent blog post write up on Trail4r and used a couple of YouTube videos on how remove the door panels. The insulation I used was Noico 80mil and the speakers are Infinity Kappa 60csx 6.5”. The speakers are a little bright and will need a good 20 hours of break in. My wife prefers a brighter sounding speaker, while I prefer a more mid range sound. My wife is the primary driver of our Pilot so her vote carried more weight.
I still have the “C” pillar tweeters to go. I need to spend a little time to figure out first on how to access those.
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1. Hit the upper clip (A) in the C pillar trim (B) with a rubber
mallet. Hitting the clip breaks the projections (C) on the pin
(D), and pushes it into the grommet (E) on the body (F).
Simple little project today. I added hood struts from Redline Tuning. The part number is 21-18017-02. Super simple install with no modifications needed. I think it took about 15 minutes from start to finish.
Sorry for the crappy photo, but post pics or it didn’t happen. Right?
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Sorry for the crappy photo, but post pics or it didn’t happen. Right?
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Now there's aftermarket product I'd consider buying.Simple little project today. I added hood struts from Redline Tuning. The part number is 21-18017-02. Super simple install with no modifications needed. I think it took about 15 minutes from start to finish.
Sorry for the crappy photo, but post pics or it didn’t happen. Right?
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Looks nice!!! Aargh!!! In music forums, we talk a lot about GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). I'm now GASsing for these...Simple little project today. I added hood struts from Redline Tuning. The part number is 21-18017-02. Super simple install with no modifications needed. I think it took about 15 minutes from start to finish.
Sorry for the crappy photo, but post pics or it didn’t happen. Right?
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